Planet broadband : the father of the cable modem tells you want broadband is, why it matters, and how it will change your life

Title:

Personal Author:

Yassini, Rouzbeh

Publication Information:

Indianapolis, IN : Cisco Press, 2004

ISBN:

9781587200908

Subject Term:

Broadband communication systems

Internet (Computer network)

Cable television

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Written for a broad audience (including non-technical personnel) by the inventor of the cable modem, this book helps readers understand what broadband is, why it's the fastest-growing consumer media product since the VCR, and what its future course is.

Author Notes

Rouzbeh Yassini is the founder and CEO of YAS Broadband Ventures LLC of Andover, Massachusetts, a venture capital firm that provides capital financing, consulting services, and academic insight into the broadband industry.

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiv
Chapter 1 Broadband: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime	p. 1
The Internet @ Broadband Speed	p. 3
Rising Power	p. 5
The Need for Speed	p. 8
The Always-On Network	p. 12
History in the Making	p. 14
Fuel for the Info Age	p. 16
Beyond Dot.com	p. 17
Summary	p. 20
Chapter 2 Broadband's Birth	p. 21
Broadband's Building Blocks	p. 22
Modems and More	p. 25
Faster Corporate Networks	p. 26
History of DSL	p. 27
A Video Vision	p. 30
Act of Faith	p. 31
History of Cable Modems	p. 34
Cable's Metamorphosis	p. 36
Bicoastal "Eureka!"	p. 39
DOCSIS Is Born	p. 41
Certification Begins	p. 44
Summary	p. 45
Chapter 3 The Broadband Bazaar	p. 47
Behind the Last Mile	p. 47
How Data Get There	p. 50
Cable Modems and Networks	p. 53
DSL Modems and Networks	p. 54
Wireless Broadband	p. 57
Home Networks: The Last Link	p. 59
Guarding the Broadband Gates	p. 61
Summary	p. 62
Chapter 4 Who Gets Broadband?	p. 63
Faster, Faster	p. 68
Broadband Drivers Wanted	p. 72
Business Applications	p. 72
Government Applications	p. 74
Health-Care Applications	p. 75
Educational Applications	p. 76
Entertainment Applications	p. 77
Summary	p. 78
Chapter 5 The Broadband Home	p. 79
Broadband's Liberation from the PC	p. 87
The Kitchen PC	p. 88
The Anthropology of Always-On	p. 91
Summary	p. 93
Chapter 6 Planet Broadband	p. 95
The Telework Revolution	p. 97
Beaming Bits, Not Goods	p. 104
Summary	p. 107
Chapter 7 Broadband Content	p. 109
Types of Content	p. 114
User-Generated Content	p. 114
Entertainment on Broadband	p. 117
Playing with Broadband	p. 120
Broadband Telephony	p. 122
Meet the New Internet(s)	p. 123
Summary	p. 124
Chapter 8 Broadband Everywhere	p. 125
Summary	p. 135
Index	p. 137

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